Wheel and tire carrier



Aug- 24,1937- J. D. LANGDON 2,091,076

WHEEL AND TIRE CARRIER Filed March 5, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 If: Ar a-.4 3

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Aug. 24, 1937. J. D.'LANGDON WHEEL AND TIRE CARRIER Filed March 5, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

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Aug. 24, 1937. .1. D. LANGDON WHEEL AND TIRE CARRIER Filed March 5, 4 Sheets-Sheet s 11v VENTOR I ,ATTORNEY- Aug. 24, 1937.

- J. D. LANGDON WHEEL AND TIRE CARRIER Fi-led March 5, 19,35 4 Sheets-Sheet;

L 11v VENTOR A TTORNEY Patented ,Aug. .1937

. UNITED STATES EN I 2,091,076 v HEEL AND TIRE CARRIER, Jesse D. Langdon, La Canada, Calif., assignor of I two-thirdsto George J. Kilgen and Edward W. Todd, bothof Los Angeles, Calif.

\ Application March 5, 1935 Serial No. 9,457 I Claims. (c1. ease-"37) My invention relates towheel and tire carriers, particularly of the type for use upon automotive vehicles.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a wheel or tire carrier adapted to be attached to a vehicle for conveniently carrying spare wheels and/or tires, said tire carrier adapted to be easily moved to extend from andbe retracted toward the frame or body of a vehicle to, which it may be attached.

Another object is to provide" a wheel and/or tire carrier whereby the'wheel and/or tire may be attached to said carrier or detached therefrom while the weight of the wheel and/or tire is allowed to rest on'the ground.

A still further object is to provide awheel and/or tire carrier adapted to change the position of the wheel and/or tire in relation to'the body of a vehicle for the purpose of conveniently storing and transporting, or removing for use, a spare wheel and/or tire, including means to bind said wheel and/or tire carrier rigidly in a suitable position to be transported with a minimum of rattling noises and to prevent shaking about.

A still further object is to provide a wheel and/or tire carrier adapted to be attached to the door of an automotive vehicle, including a compartment'in' said door adapted to be moved as a unit with or independent of a'door assembly comprising said door and compartment. 1

A still further object is to provide a suitable extensible and retractable wheel and/or tire carrier'adapted to be extended from or retracted into a suitable receptacle'in a vehicle body.

Other and further objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth, and thenovel features or structure and operation described, as illustrated by the drawings and covered bythe claims. It is understood that the drawings used for the purpose of illustration do not confine me) to the structure shown, and my invention .may" be changed according to the exigencies of'its' use, within the scope of what is claimed.'

The illustrations shown by the drawings are diagrammatic, of which,

Sheet 1: 1 Fig. l-is a top view of a fragmentary portion of an automobile frame I, with the body removed, having mounted thereon a wheel and/or tire carrieradapted-to be moved towardand" extended from the frame of a vehicle to which it may be attached." 1

Fig. 2 is a detail top view" of the attaching bracket and. proximal pivot of a spare wheel and/or tire carrier attached to a fragmentary I of Figs. 1 to 7,"inclusive.'

j portion of a mobile carrier frame side members.

Fig. 3 illustrates a fragmentary portion of the rear end of arr-automobile body andframe, partly in longitudinal section asat A'Fig. '5 of $heet2.

Sheet 2:" A Fig. '4 is a diagrammatic topview of a fragmentary rearportionof an automobile body illustrating'hinge locking means. I "Fig. 5 is a transversecross section of the rear end of a body, showingv wheel and/or'tire in positionDasofFig'l. e

Fig. 6 is a detail of thekick-o'ut' arm.

FigL'lis a longitudinal section of a fragmentary portion at A Fig. 5, illustrating the mobile. carrier withdrawn from the body of an automotive vehicle. H Sheet 3 shows jan"a1ternativ e equivalent of Sheets land 2, whereby the door of 'an' automotive vehicle is substituted for Fig.8 is a diagrammatic longitudinal section of a fragmentary rear portionof an automobile body and frame, showing in dotted lines the open position of the compartment door.

' Fig. 9 is afragmentary portion illustrating the detail of separate compartment body and door 10 isa fragmentary cross section detail as atBFig.11. I y Fig. 11 is a small, fragmentary cross section of the rear endof an automotive vehicle with an open door attached, illustrating the open position of a compartment tire and/or wheel carryme rear door portion.

Sheet 4 illustrates a still further alternative form of wheel-'and/or tire carrier adapted to change the position of a spare ,wheel and/or tire by' limited alternatives'tructure asto that shown iniSheets 1,2 ands. I f y Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic, fragmentary top view'of the rear end of an automotive vehicle,

showing the position of door and body lock handles.

of an automotive vehicle, withthe wheeland/or tire carrier in retracted position within the body receptacle.

Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section of a fragmentary-portion of thedoor and body 'set on the frame of an automotive vehicle,' showing the wheel and/ortire carrier in extended position. i

The "structure comprising my invention, in-

cluding the operation thereof, is'as'follows:

Sheets -1 and 2 use the same numerals and the mobile carrier r Fig. 13 isa diagrammatic,'fragmentary,longi- -tudin'al sectionof the rear b'ody portion and door in the center thereof a false hub I0, upon which s is mounted a spare wheel II, a kick-outpin i2 15 is provided attached to side members4- 4 and kick-out slots I 3 in kick-out arm I4 is provided to receive said kick-out pin l2,*one kick-out pin l2 and one kick-out arm l4 being provided at each side of tire carrier frame 3.

20 Ejection or kick-out arms l4-I4 are held at each side between hinge flange I 5 andfbody flange l6, andproximal pivot. or hinge pin 11 extending therethrough'." Tumblerslot I9 in kick-out arm 14 is adapted to take the end of 5' tumbler rods I9, which are operably attached to disk 20. An ejector or kick-out lock 2[ adapted to turn by the use of a key orhandle to operate disk 2ll,is located. at the centerin the hinged end of the door 22. The door 22 may be 30 opened and closed independently of the move- 'ment of kick-out arm 14. 5 F

The flange l6 ofbody 23 is not perforated. Therefore the endsof tumbler rods I9-l9 are limited in,their movement by said body flange 35 I6 whendisk 20 is rotated. When the .door 22 is unlockedby handle 24, the kick-out arm l4, having been previously locked in a unit with the door 22 by the rotation of disk 20, the lifting of the door will cause the carrier 3 tobe moved out through the door opening. The upper end of the kick-out slot I3 in thekick-out arm l4 acts as a stopv to holdthe carrier frame 3 from falling out of the door aperture.

When thedoor 22 is in, open position, the

45 bracket binder 2 5, which impinges the hub of wheel I l and false hub. .10, is loosened, said bracket binder .25 being threadedly inserted through the compartment floor 26, which is suitablyattached to the inside of the automotive gehltcle body into which the described device is When thedoor 22 is opened withhinge flange l5-l5 having a. common pivot l1 and with ejector or kick-out arm l4 integrally locked, the

55 door assumes the position illustrated by Fig. 7,

Sheet 2. The tumbler rods l 9 .l9 are illustrated by dotted lines, showing their relative position of attachment to the door 22.

When bracket binder 25.has been loosened,

60 the wheel and/or tire may be moved from position C to position D, as of Fig. :1, changing the position of said wheel. by. moving arms 83 through slots 5 in members 4-4 for. convenience in removing" or replacing said wheel 1 l. I

It will be seen that the door 22 can be opened and closed independently when tumbler rods fi9l 9; are withdrawn through slots, orin unison with carrier. frame 3 whentumbler rods l9-l9 are reinserted through tumbler slots',l6

70 by rotating disc 2ll. 1 3

. The drawings of Sheet 3 are related tothe drawings of Sheets 1 and 2 asfollows: Fig.8 shows atop opening door 21 in .which a compartment 28 is formed by,,partijtion 29 .having 75 mounted thereon a rumble seat back cushion 30,

said partition 29 being hingedly attached to door 21, as at F. 'Hinge 3| is attached to partition 29 and provides the pivoting point whereby the whole compartment, including the wheel and/or tire carrier assembly, can be opened and closed 5 as a door unit.

The hinge brackets 32 are attached to each side of the rumble seat 33.

When the handle 34 in the center of the body is turned, the door may be opened by lifting on the'handles 35--35 located at each side of the closing edge of the door 21 to position E shown by dotted lines of compartment assembly.

If the handle 34 is left in locked position, the inner partition 29 remains in closed position. The wheel and/or tire carrier comprising wheel 49 and other parts attached to door 21 is open to the position illustrated by Fig. 11.

. The bracket arm 36 carries large rollers 3131 and smaller distal pivots or rollers 38-38, which are movable in a grooved slot formed by members 3939, said grooved slot-hasa reduced aperture, at G, so that the larger rollers 31 31 cannot be removed from the groove formed by members 39-49. However, the smaller rollers 3839 move through theaperture'allowing the wheel and/ortire 4|! to assume the position shown as F in Figill.

-The bracket arm 36 is goosenecked in shape as shown by. the illustrations, said goose-neck providing for clearance when thewheel and/or tire isplaced in the position as ofFig. 11.

It will be seen that the position of spare wheel and/or-tire in compartment may be changed by means of the mechanism illustrated so .that the wheel 40 can be extendeda considerable dis-- tance away from the body or frameof an auto-. motive vehicle, providing practical means whereby said wheel 40 may be set on the ground 'when it is removed from' or put back upon the 40 bracket member 36. Thus it will be seen that the spare wheel and/or tirecarrier may be extendedfrom or retracted toward the body or frame ofan automotive vehicle in thesame rela- -tivemanner as is illustrated on Sheets 1 and 2, 5

this being accomplished through the use of the same elements of pivotal functionand by the use of similar ,rnechanical elements. of operation to change the position of the. wheel ,and/ortire as set forth in the objects and purposes hereof.

Sheet 4, Fig. 13, the ,door 4|. opens from the bottom opposite to compartment door 21 as of Sheet 3. The wheel 42 of Fig. 13 is mounted on a hinged stand 43 and'a bracket supporting stand 44 is provided], The false hub or bracket 45 is hinged atf46 forming a distal pivot, also at junction of handles 48 with links 41- 41 a proximal-pivot is provided, which may be locked to bothhinged stand 43 and false hub or bracket .45 by meansof a threaded opening through one of the, links 41 in conjunction with handles 48' to allow. said links 41.4mm beldrawn togeth'er'a's illustrated by Fig. 15. Thus it will be seen that wheel and/or tire. carrier as of I Sheet 4, maybe extended from and retracted 5 toward the body and frame of an automotive vehicle, said carrier being adapted to berigidly held and locked in any desired position.

Having described my invention, that-which is new and novel andof use to the art, I claim:

, .1. Awheel and tire carrier mounted on the frame of an automotive vehicle, said wheel and tire carrier comprising rollers mounted on said frame, a carrier frame ridingon said rollers, said carrier frame comprising side members having slots therein, said side members bound together by girders, rollers journaled in said slots in said side members, said rollers attached to arms, said arms integral with a wheel and tire bracket, elements attached to said side members, said ele-' eluding a door adapted to be locked integral with lever means for simultaneous movement of said door and said wheel and tire carrier, including means to detach said door from said wheel and tire carrier for independent movement.

3. In combination with a motor vehicle having two compartments within said motor vehicle with a door common to both of said compartments, a wheel and tire carrier comprising interlocked 2 connecting elements attached to link elements connected between said door and a wheel or'tirebracket disposed in one of the compartments,ineluding means connected with said door to disconnect said link elements between said door and said wheel or tire bracket, said door being capable of movement in unison with said tire bracket or independent movement of said door separate from said wheel and tire carrier and bracket, to provide means to permit access to either compartment separate from one another by the use of said door common to both compartments.

4. A wheel andtire carrier for motor vehicles, comprising a door, a compartment .within said door, said compartment formed by an outside door on one sideanda secondary inside door forming a partition on the opposite side, a wheel or tire bracket disposed between said outside door and said secondary inside door, including means to connect said outside door and said sec- 2. A wheel and tire carrier as of claim 1, in-

vertical. plane. I

'7. In combination with a'motor vehicle body, and disposed within a receptacle within said body, a wheel and tire carrier capable of being ondary door to form a compartment within the first named door to carry said wheel and tire bracket. I

5. A wheel and tire carrier comprising a pivotally attached levercarried by a motor vehicle,

a tire bracket slidably attached to said lever, said bracket adapted to slide in a longitudinal direction parallel with said lever, connecting elements combined with said lever and said tire bracket to permit said lever to be moved to various positions and said tire bracket to be'swung over lie-- yond and around the end of said lever.

. 6; In combination with a motor vehicle body,'a receptacle within said body, a wheel and tire carrier disposed within said receptacle, a bracket to carry a wheel or ,tire attached to said wheel and q tire carrier, said wheel and tire carrier adapted to extend longitudinally from withinsaid receptacle in said body, said bracket being capable of either horizontal or vertical movement outside of said receptacle, including means to permit changing of the attached position'lof a wheel or tire carried by said bracket. from a horizontal to removal or replacement of a wheel ortire while said bracket is disposed outside of said receptacle in any of various positions from a horizontal to 9.

rier within said receptacle, interlocking means and means to operate said interlocking means carried by said door whereby said lever and said door-are interlocked to operate in unison with- 

